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14. Hamburg

Hamburg and the world

Hamburg, gateway to the world, the beautiful, sunny city in the north: the green city on the waterfront is not considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Germany for nothing. Even the otherwise so reserved inhabitants of the Hanseatic town can hardly disguise their pride in the city.

Everyone who has visited the city is thrilled by its flair and maritime charm. Whether the river Elbe or Alster, port district, warehouse district (Speicherstadt), fish market or Reeperbahn, every day there is something new to discover, experience or to marvel at.

As the second largest city in Germany with 1,8 million inhabitants, Hamburg offers unique choices for its visitors: art and culture of the finest, international musicals, ambitious and entertaining theatre, a diversity of hotels, excellent restaurants, exquisite shopping malls, zesty night life, and plenty of historic sights have all left a mark on the city’s 1200-year-old history.

Hamburg is youthful, modernly friendly and cosmopolitan - and at the same time a city full of extremes. On the one hand, there is the colourful but poorest district, St Pauli, with the Reeperbahn, the most sinful mile in the world; on the other hand, the neat and wealthy quarter of Blankenese with its countless mansions and romantic, beautiful views of hillsides and adjacent beaches along the river Elbe. Every corner in Hamburg appears to be different and yet everything falls in place harmoniously. And in the Hamburg Harbour, in the very heart of the city, vessels from all over the world come to dock.

But what really distinguishes Hamburg is a certain attitude towards life - but here you have to convince yourself. We welcome you to our enchanting city and wish you an interesting and relaxing stay.

Further information's about Hamburg you'll get here.

Hamburg is environmental capital of Europe 2011! Closer information of the environmental capital Europe you'll receive here.

For more information about Hamburg, please click here.

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15. Patronage

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16. Sponsors

The Sponsors of the ISWA World Congress 2010
Platinum Sponsors
	Daimler AG is a globally leading producer of premium passenger cars and the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the world. Excellent reliability and profitability, exemplary safety and impressive driving comfort are the essential performance features, through which we set new benchmarks. For the municipal use we will present favourable solutions and environmentally ecological friendly concepts. Our multi-purpose portfolio offers in the category of waste management vehicles with easy handling, low maintenance requirements, economic engines and long operating time thanks to exceptional robustness.
	E.ON Energy from Waste combines and concentrates all activities in the area of waste incineration within the E.ON Group. We develop, construct and operate waste incineration plants which convert energy contained in the waste into power, steam and district heating on a high ecological and technological standard. By 2010 we will operate 18 waste incineration plants in Europe with a total annual capacity of approx. 4.5 million tons. At present, our plants produce approx. 2,100 gigawatt-hours of power and approx. 2,800 gigawatt-hours of heat. Energy generation from waste incineration saves fossil energy sources such as coal, oil and gas. This is our contribution to active conservation of resources and protection of the climate.
Gold Sponsors
	New Departures, Changes, Expansion. Since its foundation in 1934, REMONDIS has developed into a leading international water and environmental services company - built up on the solid foundations of a family-run business full of tradition. Today, REMONDIS is a global partner for numerous companies and municipalities. The Group provides a wide range of convenient service systems, high quality raw materials an inno- vative products around the world. A further core business is generating energy from a variety of sources.
	SITA is a full service provider in the field of waste collection and recycling as well as in secondary raw material recovery. SITA stands for reliable and sustainable waste management. Our objective is combining economy and ecology in a way that allows us to contribute sustainable to environment and resources protection with our services, while at the same time securing the long-term existence of our company. In Germany, SITA guarantees waste management security for more than ten Million citizens and 60,000 companies. For more than 40 years we have been a strong and reliable partner of municipalities, companies from industry, trade, and commerce, citizens, and dual systems. SITA’s unique strength lies in its distinct regional focus combined with an international network and a global expertise. In this way, we offer our clients the advantages of a European market leader as well as the proximity and individual support that clients expect from a regional waste management partner.
	Stadtreinigung is Hamburg’s largest and leading service provider in the area of waste management. As a full service partner with public, commercial and private orders, it provides waste and recyclable material disposal as well as cleaning services from a single source, with a workforce of about 2,400. As a public sector waste disposal authority and certified waste management company, Stadtreinigung collects, transports, stores and treats waste from approx. 960,000 households and 100,000 commercial operations. Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH) cleans 3,700 kilometres of lanes of traffic and 3,100 kilometres of pavement each week and, during its winter service, ensures that road traffic is safe and can flow smoothly in an economic hub populated by approx. 1.77 million inhabitants. The fact that Stadtreinigung is decentralised into five regional operational units guarantees a customer-oriented service.
	At the Vattenfall Europe New Energy GmbH are all activities and facilities of Vattenfall in Germany bundled around the topic of renewable energy. The company focuses on promoting environmentally sustainable technologies that promise the same growth. The goal is the thermal utilization of alternative fuels such as waste, biomass and bio solids on low cost while promoting environmentally sustainable manner. In Hamburg Vattenfall Europe New Energy is using high energy content of substantial not recyclable waste. On this way the local plants Müllverwertungsanlagen Borsigstraße (MVB) and Rugenberger Damm (MVR) as well as the VERA Klärschlammverbrennung are reducing the consumption of fossil fuels. The Vattenfall Europe New Energy plants generate heating and electricity, produces usable materials and tries to avoid waste far as possible.
	Veolia Umweltservice GmbH with its headquarters in Hamburg is one of the leading waste management companies in Germany with around 10,000 employees at 230 plants and service locations. Business activities include all kinds of services ranging from recycling and waste management logistics, pipeline and sewer services and industrial services to marketing of newly generated raw materials. Veolia Umweltservice operates on a municipal level and for private, industrial and commercial customers. Please see www.veolia-umweltservice.de for further information.
	White & Case LLP is one of the leading international law firms, providing legal advice from 36 offices in 25 countries around the globe. With our attorneys, tax consultants and certified public accountants spread across five offices throughout Germany, we live out one of our fundamental principles: proximity to our clients. Using our global network, we offer legal expertise and in-depth knowledge of a wide variety of industries and markets throughout the world. White & Case believes in providing strategic and structured solutions. We record and analyze all aspects of a problem. Here, particular weight is placed on the business perspective of the matter and the overall economic context.
Silver Sponsors
	Hazardous wastes can have a very long life, and it is seldom pleasant to come across them again. The safest method of protecting the environment in the long term is the controlled, high-temperature incineration of these wastes. Harmful substances are destroyed, and only a small proportion of the original volume is left over in the form of slag and fly ash. As the first high-temperature incineration facility in Germany, we have pioneered the ecologically compatible disposal of industrial waste since 1971 - long before legal regulation came into effect.
	Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 140 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and deep local expertise to help clients succeed wherever they operate. Deloitte's approximately 169,000 professionals are committed to becoming the standard of excellence. Financial advisory services is a leading adviser to multi-national companies and private equity investors on investments ranging from alliances and joint ventures to mergers, acquistions, and divestments. Services include process consulting on a sell and buy side, valuation services, due diligence, financial restructuring, investor search, contract consulting and post merger integration. Deloitte's professionals are unified by a collaborative culture that fosters integrity, outstanding value to markets and clients, commitment to each other, and strength from cultural diversity. They enjoy an environment of continuous learning, challenging experiences, and enriching career opportunities. Deloitte's professionals are dedicated to strengthening corporate responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact in their communities.
	Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Deutschland GmbH The Specialists for Take-back Solutions Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Deutschland GmbH (DSD) was founded in 1990 as the first dual system, and is nowadays a leading provider of take-back systems. These include not only close-to-home collection and recovery of sales packages, but also eco-friendly, cost-efficient recycling of used electrical and electronic equipment and of transport packages, facility waste disposal service and deposit clearing. Conserving resources and minimising environmental impact are the expressly defined goals of the corporate sustainability strategy embraced by Duales System Deutschland GmbH. Since being founded back in 1990, DSD has been synonymous with a successfully practised closed-cycle economy. The annual Environmental Success Report vividly evidences the high eco-efficiency of packaging recycling. The Green Dot ("Der Grüne Punkt ") is worldwide protected and one of the most widely used trademarks. In order to liberate industrial firms and retailers from their individual take-back and recovery obligations under the German Packaging Ordinance, DSD established, on the basis of this ordinance, a second (dual) disposal system besides the public-sector waste disposal service. As the first system of its kind worldwide, it has since 1991 been providing nationwide collection of used sales packages and obtains raw materials from them for the closed-cycle economy. The tasks involved in collecting, sorting and recovering used sales packages are financed using the participation fees paid by the manufacturers who put the sales packages concerned into circulation. The fees are graduated in accordance with the material and weight of the packages concerned.
	Euro RSCG ABC Hamburg ranks as one of the leading communication agencies in Hamburg and specializes among other branches of industry in the public sector. The agency has a proven track record in consulting especially municipal companies in the waste management sector. Euro RSCG ABC's range of integrated services includes design and graphics, marketing and events, Public Relations as well as various tools for online communications. The agency is experienced in annual reports, customers' magazines as well as trade fairs, campaigns, sales support and internet solutions.
	FAUN is synonymous with robust vehicles of a high quality level. The four letters FAUN, derived from "Fahrzeugfabriken Ansbach Und Nürnberg", have been a guarantee for reliability and lasting value for 164 years. 2008 the European market leader reached a turnover of 240 million euro and employed nearly 1,000 persons in Europe. At the main plant at Osterholz-Scharmbeck in Germany with an area of 30,000 m² FAUN has created the most modern production of waste disposal vehicles worldwide. Furthermore FAUN has factories in Grimma (also Germany) and in France, Great Britain and in Switzerland.
	HSK GmbH Hanseatisches Schlackenkontor GmbH (HSK GmbH) assists Hanseatisches Schlackenkontor ARGE Vertrieb (HSK ARGE Vertrieb) and its dealers with marketing and sales. It guarantees take-back of MV bottom ash from removal measures and has the task of developing new building material products on the basis of bottom ash from incineration of municipal waste (MV bottom ash, brand name emvau-schlacke) and expanding the range of applications of this building material. HSK ARGE Vertrieb HSK ARGE Vertrieb consists of the 6 partner dealers of HSK. HSK GmbH and HSK ARGE Vertrieb together ensure that the emvau-schlacke used successfully in highway and footway building will continue to be available in adequate quantities in future as a low-cost construction material. The management of ARGE Vertrieb provides consulting services in connection with technical aspects of specific building projects. Quotations and orders are handled directly by the dealers.
	The IAG Ltd. owns and operates one of the most modern several areas landfill Europe, the Ihlenberg landfill in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. We are a reliable partner for demanding management tasks: COLLECTION TRANSPORT STORAGE RECOVERY TREATMENT DISPOSAL .... Complete support from one source! The IAG mbH operates independent company and has core competencies in special waste. We are a certified according to § 52 KrW-/AbfG disposal company and apply consistently in the waste recovery and disposal of a DIN EN ISO 9001 certified quality management system. Our test laboratory at the Ihlenberg site is also accred-ited to DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025.
	Founded in 1925, MARTIN is a medium-sized, internationally active, family-owned business. Around 220 employees work for us to ensure the success of our customers. One of the world's leading suppliers in this field, we erect turnkey waste-to-energy plants as a general contractor or are responsible for providing combustion systems in our capacity as a contractual partner. Our services include engineering, supply of components, planning, order handling, construction, procurement, assembly and start-up. Spare part supply, maintenance and service work, consulting services and modernization/optimization of existing plants are also included in our scope of supply.
	Ramboll is a significant international and multidisciplinary consultancy with close to 9,000 staff, some 60 years of experience and 150 offices worldwide, delivering global knowledge locally. With 35 ongoing and 70 completed waste-to-energy projects in 28 countries around the world, Ramboll is considered the leading global waste-to-energy consultancy and has in-depth knowledge of processes, technologies, suppliers and facility operation. The company’s high level of experience and expertise allows it to assist its clients through all stages of a project from idea to realisation. Ramboll’s clients include local authorities, waste management companies, private developers and funders. Its waste-to-energy services include: • Thermal treatment design and assessment; • Review of technologies and preparation of strategies; • Advising clients through all project phases - from the preparation of the business case all the way to commissioning and plant operation; • The planning and procurement of waste-to-energy facilities under PPP/PFI, prudential borrowing and a variety of contract structures; • District heating and CHP – options appraisal, feasibility, costing and implementation; • Civil engineering of waste-to-energy facilities; • PPC and Best Available Techniques (BAT) Assessments; • Technical support to planning/EIA; • Technical support to due diligence assessments; • Independent expert witness and evidence base services; • Energy and mass balance evidence; • European policy and legislation expertise.
	Above all a good environment Sotkon is the market leader in Spain and Portugal in underground containers for the selective collection of household refuse. The company's foundations have been built on the ongoing development of the best waste management solutions. Installing underground containers since 1995, Sotkon has more than 14,000 containers installed in Portugal and in Spain. In 2008 Sotkon begins its international expansion and is already represented in several European countries. Sotkon is a complete concept in recycling and is supported by a modular system that allows the addition of different and complementary options at any time; from access control, to restriction of volume per opening or to refuse weighing. The simplicity of the Sotkon solution ensures that integration can be phased in with minimal impact on existing waste collection strategies and methods. Being truly environmentally friendly, 99% of materials used are recyclable. The system can reduce overall operating costs for refuse collection by more than 30%. Please for further information visit us at www.sotkon.com.
	SULO Environmental Technology has its headquarter in Herford and is one of the leading manufacturers of waste bins. From functional waste bins with a capacity of 10 litres over widely-used 2- and 4-wheeled container systems up to economic Underground Systems with a capacity of 3-5m³ we offer a wide range of products. To serve the individual needs of our customers, we offer an extensive service program in addition to the waste bins, e.g. many possibilities in connection with identification and weighing systems.

The following exhibitors you will see at the congress

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17. Imprint

Telephone	+49 (0) 30 2100 548 10
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Office Berlin	Tauentzienstr. 7a D-10789 Berlin
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Authorised representatives	Dr. Michael Meetz Dr. Hans-Peter Obladen Dr. Hamid Saberi

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18. Greeting

Greeting

Dear Friends,

From the 15^th to the 18^th of November 2010 the City of Hamburg will host the ISWA World Congress 2010 on Urban Development and Sustainability.

It is a unique possibility to participate in an international forum where outstanding experts in the different fields of Research and Practice will present and discuss the different aspects of a sustainable development in our urbanized world. In several parallel sessions the participants have the opportunity to hear about the latest developments not only on waste management, but on all aspects related to urban development. From technical innovations in the handling and treatment of the different fractions of waste to urban mining, the social aspects of waste generation and the impact of the different aspects of waste on a sustainable development in the cities. There will be the opportunity to visit different waste treatment plants (from sorting facilities to energy production) located in or near Hamburg.

The City of Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany (approx. 1.8 million inhabitants) and it is called Germany’s Gateway to the World. It is famous for Germany’s largest port and its cultural facilities, which I can only mention here, but not describe in detail!

The Congress will take place in the Congress Center, situated in the center of the City in walking distance to the Town Hall and lots of hotels of various standards. Participating in a Congress in the heart of the City is an ideal reason for visiting this outstanding and brilliant City!

I look forward to seeing you at the ISWA World Congress in the third week of November 2010 in Hamburg!


Dr. Berend Krüger
Chair
ISWA World Congress 2010

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